Friends, compatriots, fellow-lamenters,>> >> We are writing to you because of the fury and dread we>> have felt since the announcement of Sarah Palin as the>> Vice-Presidential candidate for the Republican Party. We >> believe that this terrible decision has surpassed mere>> partisanship, and that it is a dangerous farce on the part>> of a pandering and rudderless Presidential candidate that>> has a real possibility of becoming fact. >> Perhaps like us, as American women, you share the fear>> of what Ms. Palin and her professed beliefs and proven>> record could lead to for ourselves and for our present or>> future daughters. To date, she is against sex education,> ;> birth control, the pro-choice platform, environmental>> protection, alternative energy development, freedom of>> speech (as mayor she wanted to ban books and attempted to>> fire the librarian who stood against her), gun control, the>> separation of church and state, and polar bears. To say>> nothing of her complete lack of real preparation to become>> the second-most-powerful person on the planet.>> We want to clarify that we are not against Sarah Palin>> as a woman, a mother, or, for that matter, a parent of a>> pregnant teenager, but solely as a rash, incompetent, and>> all together devastating choice for Vice President. Ms.>> Palin's political views are in every way a slap in the>> face to the accomplishments that our mothers and >> grandmothers and great-grandmothers so> fiercely fought>> for, and that we've so demonst rably benefited from. >> *First and foremost, Ms. Palin does not represent us.>> She does not demonstrate or uphold our interests as American>> women. It is presumed that the inclusion of a woman on the>> Republican ticket could win over women voters. We want to>> disagree, publicly.*>> *Therefore, we invite you to reply here <>> womensaynopalin@gmail.com> with a short, succinct>> message about why you, as a woman living in this country, do>> not support this candidate as second-in- command for our>> nation.*>> Please include your name (last initial is fine), age,>> and place of residence.>> We will post your responses on a blog called "Women Against Sarah Palin,"> which we intend to publicize>> as widely as possible. Please send us your reply at your>> earliest convenience. The greater the volume of responses>> we receive, the stronger our message will be.